H.R. 2117 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Agriculture, Mar 14, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryBigger crop insurance discounts for new farmers
The federal crop insurance program helps farmers and ranchers protect themselves against crop losses by offering subsidized insurance. This bill increases the discount (called premium assistance) that beginning farmers and veteran farmers get when they buy this insurance. The discount would be bigger in the early years and gradually decrease over time. The bill also extends how long farmers can receive these discounts, from 5 years to 10 years.
How it affects you
If you're a beginning farmer or rancher (someone who has actively managed a farm for 10 crop years or less) or a veteran farmer getting started, you'd pay less for crop insurance for a longer period. This means lower insurance costs as you're building your operation, which could help you keep more money in your business during those crucial early years.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 14, 2025)
Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act
This bill amends the federal crop insurance program (FCIP) to increase the premium assistance rate for beginning and veteran farmers or ranchers. (FCIP offers subsidized crop insurance policies that producers can purchase to cover a wide variety of crops and livestock.)
Specifically, the bill amends the amount of percentage points that are added to the premium assistance rate for beginning farmers or ranchers and veteran farmers or ranchers for an applicable insurance policy or plan (currently 10 percentage points) to provide
• 15 percentage points in each of the 1st and 2nd reinsurance years,
• 13 percentage points in the 3rd year,
• 11 percentage points in the 4th year, and
• 10 percentage points in each of the 5th through the 10th reinsurance years.
Under the bill, farmers and ranchers, and veteran farmers and ranchers, are eligible to qualify for the program for 10 years, an increase from 5 years under current law. Specifically, to be considered a beginning farmer or rancher, a person must not have actively operated and managed a farm or ranch for more than 10 crop years. To be considered a veteran farmer or rancher, a veteran must have (1) not operated a farm or ranch for more than 10 crop years, or (2) first obtained veteran status in the past 10 years.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2117
A BILL
Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act
Sponsor: Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4) · Introduced Mar 14, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 4, 2025: “Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.”